Monitoring and Evaluation of the Chelan County Pud Hatchery Programs
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MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF THE CHELAN COUNTY PUD HATCHERY PROGRAMS 2007 Annual Report June 1, 2008 Prepared by: T. Hillman C. Peven M. Tonseth M. Miller Chelan PUD T. Miller BioAnalysts, Inc. Wenatchee, WA K. Truscott Boise, ID A. Murdoch WA Dept of Fish and Wildlife Wenatchee, WA Prepared for: HCP Hatchery Committee Wenatchee, WA 2007 Annual Report TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................ 1 SECTION 2: SUMMARY OF METHODS ........................................................................ 5 2.1 Broodstock Sampling .....................................................................................................5 2.2 Within Hatchery Monitoring .........................................................................................6 2.3 Juvenile Sampling ..........................................................................................................8 2.4 Spawning/Carcass Surveys ..........................................................................................10 SECTION 3: WENATCHEE STEELHEAD.................................................................... 17 3.1 Broodstock Sampling ...................................................................................................17 3.2 Hatchery Rearing .........................................................................................................21 3.3 Disease Monitoring ......................................................................................................28 3.4 Natural Juvenile Productivity ......................................................................................29 3.5 Spawning Surveys ........................................................................................................34 3.6 Life History Monitoring ...............................................................................................38 3.7 ESA/HCP Compliance .................................................................................................44 SECTION 4: WENATCHEE SOCKEYE SALMON ....................................................... 49 4.1 Broodstock Sampling ...................................................................................................49 4.2 Hatchery Rearing .........................................................................................................53 4.3 Disease Monitoring ......................................................................................................58 4.4 Natural Juvenile Productivity ......................................................................................58 4.5 Spawning Surveys ........................................................................................................61 4.6 Carcass Surveys ...........................................................................................................63 4.7 Life History Monitoring ...............................................................................................67 4.8 ESA/HCP Compliance .................................................................................................77 SECTION 5: WENATCHEE (CHIWAWA) SPRING CHINOOK .................................... 79 5.1 Broodstock Sampling ...................................................................................................79 5.2 Hatchery Rearing .........................................................................................................84 5.3 Disease Monitoring ......................................................................................................89 5.4 Natural Juvenile Productivity ......................................................................................89 5.5 Spawning Surveys ........................................................................................................99 5.6 Carcass Surveys .........................................................................................................104 5.7 Life History Monitoring .............................................................................................109 5.8 ESA/HCP Compliance ...............................................................................................120 SECTION 6: WENATCHEE SUMMER CHINOOK ..................................................... 125 6.1 Broodstock Sampling .................................................................................................125 6.2 Hatchery Rearing .......................................................................................................130 6.3 Disease Monitoring ....................................................................................................135 6.4 Natural Juvenile Productivity ....................................................................................135 6.5 Spawning Surveys ......................................................................................................136 Annual Report Chelan PUD Hatchery Program June 1, 2008 Page i HCP HC 2007 Annual Report 6.6 Carcass Surveys .........................................................................................................139 6.7 Life History Monitoring .............................................................................................144 6.8 ESA/HCP Compliance ...............................................................................................152 SECTION 7: METHOW SUMMER CHINOOK ............................................................ 155 7.1 Broodstock Sampling .................................................................................................155 7.2 Hatchery Rearing .......................................................................................................160 7.3 Disease Monitoring ....................................................................................................165 7.4 Spawning Surveys ......................................................................................................165 7.5 Carcass Surveys .........................................................................................................169 7.6 Life History Monitoring .............................................................................................173 7.7 ESA/HCP Compliance ...............................................................................................181 SECTION 8: OKANOGAN/SIMILKAMEEN SUMMER CHINOOK ............................. 183 8.1 Broodstock Sampling .................................................................................................183 8.2 Hatchery Rearing .......................................................................................................183 8.3 Disease Monitoring ....................................................................................................187 8.4 Spawning Surveys ......................................................................................................188 8.5 Carcass Surveys .........................................................................................................191 8.6 Life History Monitoring .............................................................................................195 8.7 ESA/HCP Compliance ...............................................................................................203 SECTION 9: TURTLE ROCK SUMMER CHINOOK ................................................... 205 9.1 Broodstock Sampling .................................................................................................205 9.2 Hatchery Rearing .......................................................................................................205 9.3 Life History Monitoring .............................................................................................210 9.4 ESA/HCP Compliance ...............................................................................................216 SECTION 10: REFERENCES ..................................................................................... 219 SECTION 11: APPENDICES ...................................................................................... 221 Chelan PUD Hatchery Program Annual Report HCP HC Page ii June 1, 2008 2007 Annual Report PREFACE This annual report is the result of coordinated field efforts conducted by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation (Yakama Nation), Chelan County Public Utility District (Chelan PUD), and BioAnalysts, Inc. An extensive amount of work was conducted in 2006 and 2007 to collect the data needed to monitor the effects of the Chelan County PUD Hatchery Programs. This work was directed and coordinated by the Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) Hatchery Committee, consisting of the following members: David Carie, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS); Jerry Marco, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation (Colville Tribes); Kristine Petersen, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS); Shaun Seaman, Chelan County PUD; Tom Scribner, the Yakama Nation; and Kirk Truscott, WDFW. The approach to monitoring the hatchery programs was guided by the “Conceptual Approach to Monitoring and Evaluating the Chelan County Public Utility District Programs” written by Andrew Murdoch and Chuck Peven. Technical aspects of the monitoring and evaluation program were developed by the Hatchery Evaluation Technical Team (HETT), which consists of the following scientists: Matt Cooper, USFWS; Steve Hays, Chelan PUD;